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gradation
(``step'') - the arrangement of ideas in such a way that each succeeding one rises above its predecessor in impact (impressiveness or force). "little by little, bit by bit, and day by d [..]
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personification
a kind of metaphor; endows a thing, a phenomenon or an abstract notion with features peculiar to a human being. The attribution of personal form, nature or characteristic; the representation of a thin [..]
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allegory
a comðarison which is protracted and sustained with a double meaning metaphorically implied. Allegory is often used in fables, parables and fiction. 2. Alliteration
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allusion
a reference to specific places, persons, literary characters or historical events known to the reader that, by some association, have come to stand for a certain thing or an idea. The Three Graces of [..]
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anadiplosis
(catch repetition, "doubling") -
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anaphora
("carrying back") - the repetition of the first word or a word-group in several successive sentences, clauses or phrases. "How many days will finish up the year,
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anticlimax
a slackening of tension in a sentence or longer piece of writing wherein the ideas fall off in dignity, or become less important at the close. "The wind sung..., and the sailors swore"
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antithesis
the juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phases or grammatical structures. Antithesis is often based on the use of antonyms and is aimed at emphasizing contrasting [..]
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antonomasia
the use of a proper name to express a general idea or a substitution of an epithet, or descriptive phrase, or official title for a proper name. "the
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